Khasais of Amir Al Momenin
| Author | Al-Nasa'i |
|---|---|
| Language | Arabic |
| Genre | Hadith, History of Islam |
| Media type | Print book |
Khasais of Amir Al Momenin (Arabic: خصائص أمير المؤمنين) (Characters of the commander of the faithful) or Khasais-e-Ali (Arabic: خصائص علي)[1] is a book on virtues and moral characters of Imam Ali. The book was written by Ahmad Ibn Shoaeib Nisai (died 303 AH). He was concerned in the book with the place of Ali and his relation to Muhammad .
Author
He was born (215 AH) in Nisa, Turkmenistan, located in Greater Khorasan in ancient times.[2] Nesaei counted as one of the six confident narrators among Sunni in Islam religion. The book of Sunnah (Traditions) written by him, counted as one of the Sihah Settah (Six sources books) among Sunni. Zahabi says that: Nisai is more skillful than other narrators like Termadhi and Moslem.[3]
Motive of writing
Nisai traveled to Damascus in the last years of his life. He saw there that Ali was abused, so he wrote the Khasa'is Ali, to remind people of the virtues of Ali ibn Abi Talib and his standing with the Prophet. This angered the Nasibis, who in return asked him to write a similar book about the virtues of Muawiya ibn Abi Sufyan. He refused, saying that there are no virtues reported about him (and this is the consensus[4] among the scholars of hadith). But the Nasibis replied that there are narrations, so he replied "Only if you mean the Hadith "May Allah not fill his belly!"[5] a hadith in which Muhammad cursed Muawiyah (note: Sunnis interpret this hadith as a blessing). This angered the Nasibis, so they beat him unconscious. He was transferred to Mecca, where he died reportedly because of the injuries of beatings.[6]
Content
Nisai reported nearly 188 narrations on the character of Imam Ali. Some of the titles of books are as follows:
- Ali As First Muslim and Prayer
- Praying of Ali
- The relation between Ali and Allah
- Ali as most beloved creatures
- Ali As Vali for believers
- Ali is one of the members of the Household of the Holy prophet.[7]
Translation
The book has been translated into the Persian, Indian, Azeri[8] and Urdu languages. Some of them are as follows:
- Translation to Persian by Lahouri: "Haqaeq Ladonni in explaining about the features of Alavi Characters"
- Translation by Najjar Zadegan
Recently Muhammad Kazim Mahmoudi has improved the book by adding more Sunni references.[9]
Publications
The book has been published by various publisher across the globe in different languages. The original book is in Arabic Language.
- Khasais-e-Ali by Imam Nasai, Published by: Book corner (2016)[10]
- Khasais-E-Ali by Imam Nasai (Urdu Translation), Published by: Darussalam (2007)[11]
References
- ^ "Khasais-e-Ali". www.amazon.com. ASIN B07L14HWYL. Retrieved Jun 18, 2019.
- ^ Khezri Ahmad Reza, month book of religion Magazin,1379 solar, p.24.
- ^ Nisai, The character of the ruler of believers, translated by Najjar Zadegan, preface, pp.11-15, Boustan Ketab Publication, Qom
- ^ Refer to Dhahabi, Siyar Alam al-Nabala’, vol. 3, pg. 132. Also: Badr al-Din al-‘Ayni al-Hanafi, in Umdat al-Qari vol. 7, pg. 994
- ^ Sahih Muslim, hadith number 6298
- ^ Tahzib Al Kamal.vol:1.p.p.338-339, Jamal Al din Mazi, Beirout, 1406 Lunar
- ^ Nisai, The character of the ruler of believers, translated by Najjar Zadegan, preface, Boustan Ketab Publication, Qom
- ^ Rovshan Abdullaoglu. "Xüsusiyyətlər" (in Azerbaijani). qedimqala.az. Archived from the original on 2016-07-28. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ Nisai, The character of the ruler of believers, translated by Najjar Zadegan, preface, pp.11-15, Boustan Ketab Publication, Qom
- ^ "Khasais-e-Ali by Imam Nasai (6 vol Med) Arabic-English". www.amazon.com. ASIN B07L14HWYL. Retrieved Jun 18, 2019.
- ^ "Khasais-E-Ali by Imam Nasai (Urdu Translation)". www.loot.co.za. ISBN 978-5-88134-129-9. Retrieved Jun 18, 2019.